RRAS: To use a demand-dial interface on the RRAS server, 'LAN and demand-dial routing' must be enabled on the server

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Storage Server 2012

This topic is intended to address a specific issue identified by a Best Practices Analyzer scan. You should apply the information in this topic only to computers that have had the Network Policy and Access Service (NPAS) Best Practices Analyzer run against them and are experiencing the issue addressed by this topic. For more information about best practices and scans, see Best Practices Analyzer.

Operating System

Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2

Product/Feature

Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS)

Severity

Warning

Category

Configuration

Issue

A demand-dial interface has been configured, but demand-dial routing is not enabled on the RRAS server.

Impact

If 'LAN and demand-dial routing' is disabled on the RRAS server, then demand-dial connections cannot be established.

Resolution

Use 'Routing and Remote Access' in Server Manager to enable 'LAN and demand-dial routing' on the RRAS server.

Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete this procedure.

To enable demand-dial routing

  1. Start Server Manager. Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.

  2. In the navigation tree, expand Roles, and then expand Network Policy and Access Services.

  3. Right-click Routing and Remote Access, and then click Properties

  4. If you want to use IPv4-based demand-dial routing, then select IPv4 Router, and then select LAN and demand-dial-routing.

  5. If you want to use IPv6-based demand-dial routing, then select IPv6 Router, and then select LAN and demand-dial-routing.

  6. If you selected IPv6, and you have not yet done so, then select the IPv6 tab, and enter an IPv6 address prefix in the IPv6 prefix assignment box. This is mandatory when IPv6 services are enabled on the RRAS server, even if you do not use IPv6 remote access.

  7. Click OK to save your changes. If you are prompted to restart the router, click Yes.

Additional references

For more information about demand-dial routing, see Demand-Dial Routing (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=156447).

For more about the Routing and Remote Access role service, see Routing and Remote Access (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=153482) on TechNet, and Routing and Remote Access Service in the Windows Server Technical Library.